Organic vs. non-organic milk for boys???

First, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! Hope everyone is having a great day. I am enjoying a few hours of 'me time' while hubby is out for a run with our little guy :-). I am about to head to the store and thought about something that hubby and I have been discussing lately. We have always bought organic whole milk for Zach, upon the recommendation of our pedi. She said that non-organic milk has hormones in it and that isn't the best thing for little boys. We recently found out that Zach's day-care just gives them regular whole milk (non-organic). Not a big deal. But.....then we started thinking about what we've been buying and how much more expensive it is. What do you all give your kids, especially boys? Has your pedi made recommendations one way or another??

Thx!Donna

Hi Moms,

First, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! Hope everyone is having a great day. I am enjoying a few hours of 'me time' while hubby is out for a run with our little guy :-). I am about to head to the store and thought about something that hubby and I have been discussing lately. We have always bought organic whole milk for Zach, upon the recommendation of our pedi. She said that non-organic milk has hormones in it and that isn't the best thing for little boys. We recently found out that Zach's day-care just gives them regular whole milk (non-organic). Not a big deal. But.....then we started thinking about what we've been buying and how much more expensive it is. What do you all give your kids, especially boys? Has your pedi made recommendations one way or another??

So, I'm a total Green Mama but here's my take on the Organic Milk thing. I support Organics in general because organic food means that there are a lot less chemicals used in general and I'm not a fan of poisoning our planet.

BUT ... you can get hormone free milk that's not organic if it's the hormones you're worried about. In fact a lot more milk brands are advertising as hormone free. I think maybe you should try to hit a middle ground and look for a hormone free but not necessarily organic option if Organic isn't important to you in general.

So, I'm a total Green Mama but here's my take on the Organic Milk thing. I support Organics in general because organic food means that there are a lot less chemicals used in general and I'm not a fan of poisoning our planet.

BUT ... you can get hormone free milk that's not organic if it's the hormones you're worried about. In fact a lot more milk brands are advertising as hormone free. I think maybe you should try to hit a middle ground and look for a hormone free but not necessarily organic option if Organic isn't important to you in general.

I have always given Lily organic milk (but soy due to her reflux issue) our pedi told us that it doesnt matter if they have fat free or whole milk as they milk is all about the calcium and you get the same amount in all the milks - whole milk just has more fat and toddlers get all the fat they need from the foods they eat. Lily's daycare also only uses whole milk (regular) so I actually take in Lily's milk every other week so she is consistently getting the same milk.

I have always given Lily organic milk (but soy due to her reflux issue) our pedi told us that it doesnt matter if they have fat free or whole milk as they milk is all about the calcium and you get the same amount in all the milks - whole milk just has more fat and toddlers get all the fat they need from the foods they eat. Lily's daycare also only uses whole milk (regular) so I actually take in Lily's milk every other week so she is consistently getting the same milk.

Thanks for the suggestions! For now we have moved to just regular whole milk. The hormone-free milk sounds like a good idea - need to look for that. We are considering moving to 2%.....Zach is drinking A LOT of milk lately. I know the major concern is calories from the fat. He's a skinny little guy so we'll just keep an eye on it. Who knows.....maybe this is a growth spurt!

Thanks for the suggestions! For now we have moved to just regular whole milk. The hormone-free milk sounds like a good idea - need to look for that. We are considering moving to 2%.....Zach is drinking A LOT of milk lately. I know the major concern is calories from the fat. He's a skinny little guy so we'll just keep an eye on it. Who knows.....maybe this is a growth spurt!

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